Any excess below the criminal threshold: fine and points from the table.
Criminal
Driving 60 km/h over the limit on an urban road, or 80 km/h over it on a road outside built-up areas.Penalty: Imprisonment for 3 to 6 months, a fine or community service, and withdrawal of the driver's license for 1 to 4 years.Criminal Code, art. 379
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The Spanish wording is what the penalty notice will say. Any offence can be shared by its own link.
49 main offences, not the full list: every offence is in the DGT offence codes. Checked on September 21, 2026.
Conducir con una tasa de alcohol superior a 0,25 y hasta 0,50 mg/l en aire espirado
For new drivers who have held a driver's license for less than two years and for professional drivers, the range is 0,15 to 0,30 mg/l. In blood, this is equivalent to 0,5–1,0 g/l.
The reading is within this band and the driver shows no signs of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Criminal
At any reading, if the driver is driving under the influence of alcohol: visible signs or impaired driving recorded by the officer.Penalty: Imprisonment for 3 to 6 months, a fine or community service, and withdrawal of the driver's license for 1 to 4 years.Criminal Code, art. 379
0,51 to 0,60 mg/l in exhaled breath with no signs of impairment.
Criminal
Over 0,60 mg/l in exhaled breath (1,2 g/l in blood), or any reading with signs of impairment.Penalty: Imprisonment for 3 to 6 months, a fine or community service, and withdrawal of the driver's license for 1 to 4 years.Criminal Code, art. 379
The test finds the substance but the driving is not affected.
Criminal
Driving under the influence of drugs: the officer records signs of impairment or impaired driving.Penalty: Imprisonment for 3 to 6 months, a fine or community service, and withdrawal of the driver's license for 1 to 4 years.Criminal Code, art. 379
Someone who was involved in a crash but was not driving, such as a pedestrian, refuses the test: 1000 €, no points.
Criminal
A driver refuses the test when an officer requires it.Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months to 1 year and withdrawal of the driver's license for 1 to 4 years.Criminal Code, art. 383
Ordinary parking fines are set by each city in its own bylaw (ordenanza), so amounts differ everywhere — check your ayuntamiento’s website. A dangerous spot, a bus or bike lane and a disabled bay cost €200 by law; they are in the catalogue.
If your car has been towed
A car can be towed if it blocks traffic or pedestrians, or is parked in a disabled bay, a reserved lane, a loading zone, or a paid zone without a ticket or for over three times the time paid.
Fine, tow and pound are three separate bills. The tow and the pound are paid before the car is released; you can appeal afterwards.
The local police will tell you where it is: 092 in many cities, or the Guardia Civil on 062 outside town.
Bring ID, the car’s papers and money to pay. The exact list is on the pound’s website (depósito municipal).